"When my thoughts were going a million miles an hour, things I had previously enjoyed became more difficult."

Melbourne Football Club's Mitch Hannan details his experiences with his own mental health challenges and why he co-founded clothing brand Mendl to support men's mental health.

Hannan's Mendl Movement

Onya Mitch

 

https://mendl.com.au/

A big fan of #19

well done Jimmy.

1 hour ago, Salems Lot said:

A big fan of #19

Me to.!!!!

Well done Mitch.  Hope to see you back soon.  

6 hours ago, chook fowler said:

well done Jimmy.

I thought I was the only one who called him Jimmy. Great project and well done 

Good on you  Mitch well done.  A fit and healthy you comes first in our eyes  It won't take you long to break back into the side.

Good things come to good people.

On 3/16/2020 at 2:47 PM, Salems Lot said:

A big fan of #19

Very big fan of @19!

Well in Handgun Hannan.

Gotta love the way he's gone about it. Rather than feel sorry for himself he's taken up the fight. Well played young man.

Oh, and if you do ever start feeling down, I have the remedy

 

He’s a gun bloke. Stay strong. 

34 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

He’s a gun bloke. Stay strong. 

Actually,  nothing to do with a weakness.!

If anything,  trying to be too 'tough',  causes mental health illness.  see 'farmers'... and failed 'Japanese business men',  in disgrace.    Instead of simply surrendering to the stress,  and say OK, you've got me...  I'll have to speak with someone for help.

 

Surrender is the best health policy. Re mental illnesses.  going it alone is detrimental.

Edited March 18, 20205 yr by MyFavouriteMartian

1 hour ago, FireInTheBennelly said:

Gotta love the way he's gone about it. Rather than feel sorry for himself he's taken up the fight. Well played young man.

Oh, and if you do ever start feeling down, I have the remedy

 

I say this without meaning to sound flippant but that goal by Mitch did a lot for my mental health. I have watched it probably 30 times since and I always feel happy. 
I think that’s why I have always been a passionate supporter. Watching football is such a wonderful distraction from some of the seriousness of life

7 hours ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

Actually,  nothing to do with a weakness.!

If anything,  trying to be too 'tough',  causes mental health illness.  see 'farmers'... and failed 'Japanese business men',  in disgrace.    Instead of simply surrendering to the stress,  and say OK, you've got me...  I'll have to speak with someone for help.

 

Surrender is the best health policy. Re mental illnesses.  going it alone is detrimental.

Strong is the show strength. To speak up. Strength to battle on. Not succumb to your mental demons. 

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Strong is the show strength. To speak up. Strength to battle on. Not succumb to your mental demons. 

It doesn't take strength to battle on.   It takes persistence and desire.

Strength has zero to do with it.

 

In fact,  using  'strength'  as the terminology,  is detrimental,  Re depression/anxiety. 

Strength is such an ambiguous word,  that so many people have differing perceptions of meaning...    Is it  'weak',  that someone has been burdened with depression???    I don't think so, And I sincerely hope people out there do not think they MUST be  'weak',  to find they are depressed.

 

Saying,  "be strong",  imply's the alternative is to be 'WEAK'.   People with Depression/Anxiety are highly likely to be in a deep negative mental framework.  And will likely take the opposing perception of the Saying__

The strength to fight the disease. Yes fight mental illness. 

3 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

The strength to fight the disease. Yes fight mental illness. 

You don't  "fight"  mental illness.   You work with it,  go with the flow,  dealing with it.  Easing the strain.

Going  "against the stream",  and doing that alone,  is a major cause of stress, and emotional fatigue, and great unhappiness. 

Stress,  a great contributor towards 'Depression'.

On 3/18/2020 at 1:18 PM, FireInTheBennelly said:

Gotta love the way he's gone about it. Rather than feel sorry for himself he's taken up the fight. Well played young man.

Oh, and if you do ever start feeling down, I have the remedy

 

I spoke to him at training during the 2018/19 pre season and told him no matter what happens in his career he'll always have this. I said many great players waited a whole career to play in a final and didn't even have a memory like this. He burst into the biggest grin and said thanks mate.   I spoke to him again in Feb at Maroochydore when they were heading back. He was about to order something and I said I'd leave him in peace and he said no worries mate just let me order and I'm happy to have a chat. Couldn't have been nicer. Special guy. Really hope his career takes off again. He has plenty to offer on and off field.  We could all be queuing up for some mental health tips in a month or two of isolation. 

I've just got through 3 months of self isolating with recovery from an Op so unfortunately already have experience. Can 't believe I'm about to go through it for the second time in six months. There are worse things to deal with. Demonland's going to take a hammering.